incus
Also called anvil, anvil cloud, anvil top, thunderhead. the spreading, anvil-shaped, upper portion of a mature cumulonimbus cloud, smooth or slightly fibrous in appearance.
Origin of incus
1Other words from incus
- in·cu·date [ing-kyuh-deyt, -dit, in-], /ˈɪŋ kyəˌdeɪt, -dɪt, ˈɪn-/, in·cu·dal [ing-kyuh-dl, in-], /ˈɪŋ kyə dl, ˈɪn-/, adjective
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How to use incus in a sentence
The middle segment becomes in mammals the incus (one of the ear-ossicles), and in birds the quadrate.
Form and Function | E. S. (Edward Stuart) RussellIt is passed over the incus in the same manner as an incus hook.
A variety of instruments have been described for the purpose of removal of the incus.
The incus consists of an anvil-shaped portion from which arises a long tapering process.
The Vertebrate Skeleton | Sidney H. ReynoldsThe ossicles of Procavia, which recall those of the Equidae, are chiefly remarkable for the small size of the body of the incus.
The Vertebrate Skeleton | Sidney H. Reynolds
British Dictionary definitions for incus
/ (ˈɪŋkəs) /
Origin of incus
1Derived forms of incus
- incudate (ˈɪŋkjʊˌdeɪt) or incudal (ˈɪŋkjʊdəl), adjective
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Scientific definitions for incus
[ ĭng-kyōō′dēz ]
The anvil-shaped bone (ossicle) that lies between the malleus and the stapes in the middle ear.
The elongated, often anvil-shaped upper portion of a fully developed cumulonimbus cloud; a thunderhead.
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